Kinematic evolution of the Ama Drime detachment: Insights into orogen-parallel extension and exhumation of the Ama Drime Massif, Tibet-Nepal

Journal of Structural Geology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 900-919

  Langille, Jackie M ^a   Jessup, Micah J ^a   Cottle, John M ^b   Newell, Dennis ^c   Seward, Gareth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Detachment dynamics; Himalaya; Microstructures; Quartz fabrics; Two feldspar geothermometry; Vorticity techniques

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION TEMPERATURES; DETACHMENT DYNAMICS; DUCTILE DEFORMATIONS; EASTERN SIDE; GEOTHERMOMETRY; HIMALAYAS; KINEMATIC EVOLUTION; KINEMATIC INDICATORS; KINEMATIC VORTICITY; PURE SHEAR; SIMPLE SHEAR; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TEMPORAL PATTERN; TIBETAN PLATEAU; TWO-FELDSPAR GEOTHERMOMETRY; VORTICITY ANALYSIS;

DEFORMATION; FABRICS; KINEMATICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; QUARTZ; SILICATE MINERALS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; VORTICITY;

FELDSPAR;

ANTIFORM; DEFORMATION; DETACHMENT FAULT; EXHUMATION; EXTENSIONAL TECTONICS; GEOTHERMOMETRY; KINEMATICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; TECTONIC EVOLUTION; VORTICITY;

AMA DRIME MASSIF; CHINA; HIMALAYAS; QINGHAI-XIZANG PLATEAU; XIZANG;

EID: 77956030028     PISSN: 01918141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsg.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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